SceneTap, an iPhone and Android app that launched in Chicago in July and makes its Austin debut December 9, uses on-site cameras to determine the crowd size, age, and male-to-female ratio at area bars and clubs, then streams the data in real-time so you can make an educated guess about which venue supplies the highest odds for scoring that night.

In other words, a virtual, very educated wingman—and cameras watching everywhere you drink.

More than 50 bars in Chicago have already installed the anonymous facial recognition software, which zeros in on features like jaw lines and nose shape to puzzle together the crowd’s makeup (without recording video of you dancing on the bar). Austin is next on the roster, with plans for Boston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and New York in the works.

Although the idea of cameras all around us is off-putting, we can’t deny how darn useful this would be in a new city—even if you’re not looking for a tryst, jumping from cab to cab to find a good crowd is a waste of time, money, and drinks.